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Over 100-year-old cooperative society transforming lives of farmers in PunjabA century-old cooperative in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district is empowering farmers with loans, equipment rentals, and ultra-low-cost biogas. T...- India set to hike biogas prices, subsidies under new programIndia is launching a new program to significantly increase compressed biogas production. Higher guaranteed purchase prices and subsidies wi...
- Utilising 7.3 mn tonnes of straw can produce renewable energy worth Rs 270 cr a year: IBAIndia can convert 7.3 million tonnes of burnt paddy straw into renewable gas worth Rs 270 crore annually. This agricultural residue can als...
- 70% decrease in Punjab's stubble burning incidents: Report in NGTPunjab significantly reduced stubble burning incidents in 2024. The state managed almost 20 million tonnes of paddy straw using various met...
- Haryana, Punjab aiming for zero farm fires: Govt to SCThe Centre has informed the Supreme Court that Punjab and Haryana aim for zero paddy stubble burning this year. Despite a reduction in burn...
- Punjab aims at reducing farm fires by 63%, Haryana targets zero burningPunjab and Haryana are aiming to reduce stubble burning, a major cause of air pollution in Delhi-NCR during the pollution season. Punjab is...
- Govt revises crop residue management guidelinesThe Indian government has revised the crop residue management guidelines to allow for more effective ex-situ management of paddy straw in t...
- Centre revises crop residue management guidelinesThe Indian government has revised crop residue management guidelines to reduce air pollution caused by the burning of paddy straw in fields...
- Stubble burning: Govt to provide financial assistance for torrefaction, pelletisation plantsThe setting up of these plants will help resolve the problem of stubble burning and generate income for farmers, Union Environment Minister...
- Stubble burning: Central commission directs 11 thermal plants around Delhi to co-fire biomass pelletsPaddy straw burning is a matter of grave concern in NCR and adjoining areas. Ex-situ utilisation of paddy straw is an important strategy am...
- IIT Madras working on project that will help reduce stubble burningPaddy straw is commonly known as ‘stubble’ and is thought to be responsible for spikes in pollution across many Northern cities including D...
- India's 1st plant to convert paddy straw into biogas near Delhi to tackle pollutionAs agencies double effort to prevent burning of crop stubble that is said to be the main reason for pollution in the national capital regio...
- Punjab CM seeks Rs 100 per quintal paddy to compensate farmers for no stubble burningThe Chief Minister pointed out that harvesting of paddy crop had already started in the state.
- Fortum, Haryana University to make textile fibre from paddy strawSome farmers burn crop residues and destroy them, causing environmental pollution.
- Punjab government staff burning paddy straw to face disciplinary actionGovernment employees in Punjab have also have been told to create awareness among farmers about the damage it causes.
- New Holland Agri offers tech solutions to reduce crop burningThe country generates 540 million tonnes crop residue annually. About 35 million tonnes of paddy straw is burned in Punjab and Haryana alon...
- Defiant farmers take oath across villages in Malwa to burn paddy stubblePaddy has been sown in over 29.5 lakh hectares in Punjab, including 4.5 lakh hectares under the aromatic basmati crop.
- Australia keen to assist in straw management in HaryanaIt is engaged in making hard boards from paddy straw. John Gourman, its representative, has already visited Kaithal district to explore the...
- IIT-Delhi shows how Punjab can re-use farm wasteAn IIT-Delhi team has provided support to Asia's first biogas-based power plant which is operating on paddy straw for largescale biogas pro...
- Swaminathan suggests ways to PM on stopping stubble burningSwaminathan said paddy straw can be used for making animal feed, cardboard, paper and other products. He will soon send a detailed note to ...
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